India News | COVID-19: Traders Union in Dehradun to Shut Shops on Weekends
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. In view of rising COVID-19 cases in Uttarakhand, a traders' association -- Doon Udyog Vyapar Mandal -- has decided to shut all shops here on weekends, and operate till 7 pm on other days, said the District Magistrate (DM) on Thursday.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], September 17 (ANI): In view of rising COVID-19 cases in Uttarakhand, a traders' association -- Doon Udyog Vyapar Mandal -- has decided to shut all shops here on weekends, and operate till 7 pm on other days, said the District Magistrate (DM) on Thursday.
As per DM Ashish Srivastava, the Udyog Vyapar Mandal gave a representation to the district administration informing them about their decision.
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"Doon Udyog Vyapar Mandal gave us a representation informing us of their decision to shut all shops on weekends and operate till 7 pm on other days. There's no such order from the administration, it's their decision," he said. (ANI)
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